Housing mix
Seattle, WA housing supply, ownership, and rent
What the latest ACS housing mix can and cannot tell buyers and renters comparing options in Seattle, WA.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
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Start with the dated local finding: Seattle, WA's current ACS housing baseline includes 393,918 total housing units, 363,466 occupied units, and 30,452 vacant units. In practical terms, those counts may still help a borrower establish the scale of the measured housing base before comparing tenure, rent, current listings, property condition, and financing. The figures describe stock across the survey period; they do not say that 30,452 homes were listed for sale or available to rent at one moment. For the decision at hand, reading 393,918 total units with 363,466 occupied and 30,452 vacant units keeps the release internally grounded while leaving live availability to current listing and property evidence.
Seattle, WA's ACS median gross rent is $2,030, while renter-occupied units account for 56.3% of occupied housing and owner-occupied units account for 43.7%. The $2,030 median includes rent and certain utilities for the measured rental stock; it does not reveal a lease offer comparable to a home under consideration.